Previous to July 9 2010, this page included
six topics that were deleted on July 9 because these topics had not been
reported by any candidates (in China) during the months of May and June.
These topics were originally part of my predictions for Part 1, written in
April, 2010. The topics were: Computers, Advertisements,
Fruits and Vegetables, Transportation, Writing,
and Television. If you want to see a copy of these topics and
questions, go
HERE.

On July 11, I deleted some of the questions
that were listed under the topics of Your Work, Your
Studies and Your Hometown.
These questions were previously listed here because they were reported as
used in the recent past, (before May). However, they have not been reported
as being used in May or June. Although I think these questions are probably
not being used now, it is still possible that a small number of them are
actually being used now. I have listed those deleted questions
HERE.

N= new topic or question.
But some of these might be mistakes. When a second person has confirmed that
he or she got this topic or question, this label will be changed from

N

to

N

C.
You can be confident that any topics and questions with this label are being
used.

C
= confirmed that this question or topic is currently being used.
Questions labeled with

C

or

N

C

are the most likely questions. Those
topics and questions without a

C
label were the topics and questions that were predicted before May.

The predicted questions without a

C
label

are still possibly in use now, even if no-one has reported that they got that
question.

Many of the questions have the words,
"(Why?/Why not?)" written in the examiner's question book after the
question. I have not always shown that here but you should include this information
when you answer any questions about your preferences, opinions, likes and
dislikes or any other answer that obviously needs you to state a reason
for a complete, coherent answer. If you do not, the examiner will ask you "Why?" or, "Why not?". If
the examiner is forced to ask that several times, you will be losing valuable time
and you will not give a good impression.

One
of the three topics above is a compulsory topic and you will be asked about 4
questions on this topic. You will then be asked questions on two of the topics
from below. (Again, about 4 questions per topic).

(There's a 50% chance of getting Topic 1 and a
25% change of getting Topic 2 or Topic 3.)

Note: For
high school students or recent high school graduates who have not yet started
university, the word "school" or the words, "high school" or
"secondary school" will be used instead of "university". If
you are no longer a student now and have not yet started to work, the questions
will be about the last time you were a student, either high school or
university, and the questions will be asked in the past tense.

General
Description of Your Studies

What
subject(s) are you studying?

C

Why
did you choose to study that subject?

C

(For
high school) Why did you choose those subjects?

Have you
always wanted to study _____ (your subject)?

What
are the most popular subjects (= university degree courses = majors) in China?

Family Support for Your Choice

Did your family help you choose that course?

N

C

(Similar
to above) Did your family have any influence on your choice of subject?

N

(Similar to above) How do your parents feel about your choice of
subject?

N

(Similar
to above) Did your parents agree with your choice of subject?

Almost certainly,
this means long distance travelling,not
travelling (commuting) to work or school in your city or town.

The emphasis of
this topic seems to be on tourism, although the word "travel"
can apply to simply going somewhere, not necessarily as a tourist. For
example, you might sometimes make long trips to go from your hometown to
another city where you attend university.

Do
you like travelling?

C

(Similar
to above) Do you like long distance travelling?

Where do you like to travel to?

N

How do you feel when you travel?

N

What's the longest journey you've been on?

N

What form of transport do you prefer to use when you travel?

N

What
was the last place you traveled to?

Have you ever travelled alone?

Which
city (or place) that you have been to did you like the most? (Why?)

Where (which
country or place) would you like to travel to (in the future)?

C

What
makes a place attractive for visitors (or, tourists)?

What
places in China are (or, would be) attractive for foreigners to travel to?

(Similar
to above but note the wording) What places in China would you recommend (or
suggest) foreigners travel to?

Why
do you think traveling is so popular nowadays?

Do you think finding out about other people's culture is
important? (Why?)